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Welcome to the POZ Community Forums, a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and
others concerned about HIV/AIDS. Click on the links below to browse our various forums; scroll down for a glance at the most recent posts; or join in the
conversation yourself by registering on the left side of this page.

Privacy Warning: Please realize that these forums are open to all, and are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you are HIV positive
and disclose this in our forums, then it is almost the same thing as telling the whole world (or at least the World Wide Web). If this concerns you, then do not use a
username or avatar that are self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of anything you post in these forums, so think before you post.

The information shared in these forums, by moderators and members, is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between an individual and his/her own
physician.

All members of these forums are, by default, not considered to be licensed medical providers. If otherwise, users must clearly define themselves as such.

Forums members must behave at all times with respect and honesty. Posting guidelines, including time-out and banning policies, have been established by the moderators
of these forums. Click here for “Am I Infected?” posting guidelines. Click here for posting guidelines pertaining to all other POZ community forums.

We ask all forums members to provide references for health/medical/scientific information they provide, when it is not a personal experience being discussed. Please
provide hyperlinks with full URLs or full citations of published works not available via the Internet. Additionally, all forums members must post information which are
true and correct to their knowledge.

It's hard to believe that my last post was in February…..2009. I really enjoyed the forums and had met some really nice people. For almost 3 years they had provided me with valuable info and support. But for a variety of reasons I lost interest and just dropped out. Last night I was bored and thought, hmmm wonder what's been going on over at POZ.COM so I checked it out. Enjoyed reading posts, one thing is for sure some things never change, as long as people are becoming infected there will be questions regarding exposure, when first learning of being poz there will be the doom and gloom posts and of course there will always be posts in Off Topic Forum that are sure to make one laugh, cry or scream. I was also surprised by the changes. Not sure what brought one particular change about, but glad to see one of my favorite people has returned. I am not one to name drop so I'll just keep that my little secret, plus if people found out how much I appreciate that person's posts, my reputation might not be so pristine. I am excited to reconnect with the forums and this wonderful community. I look forward to it regaining its status on my journey. ............now i have to figure out how to put up a new picture, not very computer savvy.

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"Let us give pubicity to HV/AIDS and not hide it..." "One of the things destroying people with AIDS is the stigma we attach to it." Nelson Mandela

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love." - Butch Hancock, Musician, The Flatlanders

The way avatars are uploaded has changed a bit since you were last here and there is a thread in Off Topic that explains how to do it. You can find it here. If you need additional help, shoot me a PM and I'll try to sort you out.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts